Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-21

"-SeoSS 'AS PNPuioAAty " hAo
wife.
The Capitol is just now the scene
of busy preparations for the coming
session Of Congress. A large force
of fresco painters, upholSterers and
general cleaners are actively engaged
upon the work of the rough renova-
ton. 1t is expected by the employees
of the Senate that there will be many
changes IN their ranks this winter,
owing to the great pressure on Re-
publican Senator'S for positions. The
nearness Of the Presidential election
creates an extra demand for places
and as this is the only place under
the government at present under the
control Of the Republicans, the pres
sure for places can be imagined. On
the House side, the general feeling is
that all the principal officers will be
reelected. There is fight for the
position of Doorkeeper, but the pres
ent Doorkeeper, it il thought, will
win. Of course no one doubts the
reelection of Speaker Carlisle.
The report of the Utah Commission
recommends the adoption of an
amendment to the Constitution pro-
hibiting the institution or the prac-
tice of polygamy in any form in the
States or Territories or other places
over which tho United States have
exclusive control. 1t is the opinion
of the Commissioners that such an
amendment would obviate all neces-
slty for further special or provisional
legislation upon a disturbing ques-
ton, and would inure as a solemn
verdict of the American people
against the evil. 1t is not impIoba-
BILE that Congress may find it ulti-
mately inevitable as the the only
means for the suppression of the
practice of polygamy.
The report of Mr.. Hubbard, U. S.
Minister to Japan, upon the condi-
ton Of the laboring classes in that
country, is interesting as showing tho
in the wages paid Ameri-
cans and Japanese workmsn. The
Minister says that good laborers can
be hired for from fifteen to twenty
cents per day, and they will work
from 6 A. NJ. to 7 p. NJ, and board
The report says that the
Japanese authorities discriminate
against American enterprises, but the
people Of japan trade with Ameri-
cans by many millions more than
with any other nation.
Experienced Army officers are
somewhat alarmed over the possibll-
tiles of an extensive Indian outbreak
in the Northwest, from the nature of
The change that has come over the
country. 1t had been confidently
they say, that when the
supply of buffalo and other game was
exhausted, the Indians would be en-
forced to abandon tho warpath per-
because they would have
no means of obtaining an adequate
food supply when of the reservation.
But in place of the buffalo has come
cattle covering the plains in such
and so we'll distributed as
to furnished a practically inexhaust-
IDLE supply. The Northern Indians
are fully aware of these favorable
conditions, and require very careful
treatment to keep them within
bounds. 1t is thought, however, that
If the present status quo eau be main
talned with the arrival of inspectors
with the Indian character,
the difficulty can be adjusted and
peace preserved.
The comments of the Minneapolis
Tribune upon the President and Mrs.
Cleveland, for which the responsible
editor was promptly burned in efilgy
by the justly indignant citizens of
that city, cannot be regarded, oven
by Mr.. CleVeland's political enemies
than as unwiSe, inexcusable, and so
far as referring to Mrs. Cleveland, as
brutal. The opinion here is that the
administered to the unhap-
py editor, was well-deIerved. Adj
verse criticism upon the President is
not surprising, but personal comments
upon his wife, In which she IL held
up to ridicnle and her motives in
marrying Mr.. Cleveland made tho
subject of vulgar detraction, become
\ species of SANDER and abuse which